Receptacle for original containers.



T. STROTHMANN.

RECEPTACLE FOR ORIGINAL CONTAlNERS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 23.4913. 1,156,506, Patented Oct. 12, 1915.

. f W U0 i TA 71 Y BEGEPTACLE FOR ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.

Licence.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 12, 1915,.

Application filed December 23, 1913. Serial No. 808,490.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODOR STROTH- MANN, a subject, of the Emperor ofGermany, and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and Stateof Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inReceptacles for Original Containers; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a simple, economicaland sanitary receptacle for original packages of milk or analogous foodproducts.

With the above object in-view it is contemplated to so construct andarrange a re ceptacle with laminated walls built up from successivelayers of felt, asbestos and wood, all secured to an outer metallicshell body to resist' exterior strain and at the same time render theinterior of the receptacle imper vious to exterior atmospheric changes.By this arrangement milk at the desired preserving temperature placed ina bottle can be sealed within the receptacle, shipped and delivered tothe consumer without material change in its temperature, whereby themilk is not only sanitary when bottled, but may be kept in suchcondition indefinitely.

Another object of my invention is to provide'means for securing thebottle receptacle to a receiving support that is conveniently placed atthe dwelling of each consumer, it

being understood that the bottled product is thus hermetically sealedwithin the recep tacle and'kept therein until opened by the consumer.

lVith the above objects in,view the invention consists in certainpeculiarities of construction and combination of parts as hereinafterset forth with reference to the accompanying drawings and subsequentlyclaimed. i

In the drawings Figure 1 represents an elevation ofa receptacleembodying the features of my. invention, with parts broken away and insection to more clearly illus-- trate the. details of construction, thesaid receptacle being shown with a bottle of'milk fitted therein, andFig. 2, a detailed sectional inverted plan view upon a reduced scale ofa receptacle support.

Referring by characters to the drawings, 1 represents a cylindricalmetallic shell body, 2 the bottom thereof, and 3 a circular lid member,which member is in hinge connection with the body and is adapted to beclosed down upon the mouth of said body and secured by a snap lock 3'.Secured to' the inner face of the metallic shell is a layer of wood 4and fitted to the same is a layer of asbestos 5, to which layer ofasbestos there is secured a lining layer 6 of felt or analogousmaterial. The lid and circular bottom members of the shell are alsoprovided with successive layers of wood, asbestos and felt 4, 5,'6',respectively, the said layers forming laminated walls adapted to resistvariations in temperature or atmosphere. Hence it will be seen by theforegoing arrangement of the lining that awood' filler is arranged toengage the sheet metal comprising the shell and end jackets of the lidand bottom. By utilizing a wood filler of this character moisture due tovariations in the external and internal temperature will be absorbed,whereby sweating of the metal is taken care of and, as the wood willreadily take up the moisture, it will also gradually permit saidmoisture to be dried out without detrimental efiects to the otherlinings. The asbestos element of the lining being interposed between theinner facing of felt and wood surface'as a non-conductor and will alsopreserve the wood filler and prevent deterioration of the compositelining as a whole. The felt inner facing fi'serves to take up heat orcold from within readily and also forms a soft lining for articles to beplaced in the receptacle. In practice it has been found that thisarbitrary arrangement of the filler laminations will produce the mostefficient results in a receptacle of this character. Another importantfeature of my invention is the arrangement whereby the composite liningfor the lid and bottom are of a circular diameter equal to theapproximate diameter of the cylinder to thus seal the ends of thecylinder lining, as shown, the felt inner lining 6' being extendedacross the ends of the three materials forming the cylinder lining tothus effect a tight joint, while at the same time the felt will permit aslight yield when it is pressed firmly against the ends of said cylinderlining.

Fitted into the receptacle is a bottle A, the mouth of which is sealedby a cap B and this container is of approximately the same height as thereceptacle, whereby the mouth of said container isengaged and sealed bythe lid 3 when the latter is closed as shown.

Thus the bottle containing milk or other construction and to shift thesame from the v point of bottling to the consumer, whereby sanitary milkis insured, and, while I have shown a snap lock for the lid, "it is'understood that the lid may be effectually sealed by a stamp or pasterindicating that the original package has not been opened.

In order to provide a convenient holder for the receptacle at the pointof delivery, each dwelling is provided with a receiving support 7, whichsupport may be in the.

form of a skeleton hoop, as shown in Fig. 2. The said support is adaptedto receive the bottom'of the shell body and said shell is rigidlyattached to the receiver by means of one or more shackles 8, whichshackles are hinged to ears 9 that extend from the shell body of thereceptacle adjacent to its bot tom. The shackles carry clamping screws10 having feet 10 that are adapted to engage the receiving support. Thusit will be seen that the hook portion of the support 7 is fitted aboutthe bottom of the receptacle, which bottom extends slightly belowtheupper edge of the support and the ears 9 that pro ect from thereceptacle straddle the support 7 so as to form an interlocking nestedconnection.

It is obvious that in place of utilizing a skeleton support as shown inFig. 2, any suitable .form of solid support-may be utilized, in whichcase the shackles can be readily adjusted to meet the demand forclamping said receptacle thereto, and, in shipping the receptacle, theshackles being free, will permit each receptacle to restupon its ownbottom.

I claim: A cylindrical metal shell having a lining comprising first alayer of wood in contact with the metal shell, an inner lining of felt awood layer in abutment with the metal,

second, a filler layer of asbestos and, third, an outer facing composedof felt, the said felt facing of the bottom and lid members being indirect engagement with the flat end faces comprising the metal shell andlaminated lining whereby a non-metallic joint is efiected between themembers constitut ing the shell body and bottom and lid member, andmeans for permanently securing the bottom member to the shell body.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atMilwaukee in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin in thepresence of two witnesses.

THEODOR STROTHMANN.

Witnesses:

G110. W. YOUNG, MATH HEITENBAGH.

